In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
COMPELLATIVES
Noun
compellatives
plural of compellative
Source: Wiktionary
COMPELLATIVE
Com*pel"la*tive, n. (Gram.)
Definition: The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYDRAULIC
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